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Medical helicopter crashes on Sacramento highway, leaving 3 in critical condition | CNN Three people are in critical condition after a medical helicopter crashed on a Sacramento highway on Monday evening, according to fire officials.

“Three people are in critical condition after a medical helicopter crashed on a Sacramento highway on Monday evening, according to fire officials.” www.cnn.com/2025/10/07/u... - @cnn.com

#California #Sacramento

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Sacramento medical helicopter crash results in multiple victims Officials are investigating after a medical helicopter crashed on a Sacramento freeway Monday evening.

“Officials are investigating after a medical helicopter crashed on a Sacramento freeway Monday evening.” www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/v... - CBS Sacramento

#California #Sacramento

14 properties north of Sun Peaks at risk of flooding from failing Fadear Lake dam: TNRD KAMLOOPS - The Thompson Nicola Regional District (TNRD) has issued an evacuation alert for 14 properties north...

“14 properties north of Sun Peaks at risk of flooding from failing Fadear Lake dam: TNRD” cfjctoday.com/2025/10/06/1... - @cfjctoday.bsky.social

#BCNews #SunPeaks cc: #Kamloops

(Image of evacuation alert area) “An Evacuation Alert has been issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, effective October 6, 2025 at 5:30 pm, due to the potential imminent failure of the Fadear Lake dam.” More information: https://eoc.tnrd.ca/eoc-notice/evacuation-alert-fadear-creek-fadear-lake-dam-51113?fbclid=IwY2xjawNRS_RleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFTdzNicTAxQUlaOXVaaDRsAR41s0j-OOlo_80uFsPRQrF8O5ex7cFEL_cI4zP1mE_OxMoz4U-OlFJnx-A7oQ_aem_XaD8TfV4WRsuLNcg3FbsVA

“An Evacuation Alert has been issued by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District, effective October 6, 2025 at 5:30 pm, due to the potential imminent failure of the Fadear Lake dam.” eoc.tnrd.ca/eoc-notice/e... - @tnrd.ca

#BCNews #SunPeaks cc: #Kamloops

Shots fired at Surrey police station in Whalley, area closed to public - BC | Globalnews.ca All pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the area has been closed off and everyone is encouraged to take alternate routes. It is unknown how long the closures will last.

“All pedestrian and vehicle traffic in the area has been closed off and everyone is encouraged to take alternate routes.” globalnews.ca/news/1146713... - Global News

#BCNews #Surrey #SurreyBC

Large Lavington burn planned in North Okanagan BC Wildfire Service partnering with the Okanagan Shuswap Resource District in prescribed burn covering up to 40 hectares

“Large Lavington burn planned in North Okanagan” www.lakecountrycalendar.com/news/large-l... - Lake Country Calendar

#BCWildfire #Lavington #Okanagan #RxBurn cc: #Lumby #VernonBC

Cree youth in northern Alberta learn to fight wildfires A program to train over 400 youth to fight wildfires by March 2026 reached its goal in Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation in Alberta. The community was devastated by a wildfire just two years ago.

“Cree youth in northern Alberta learn to fight wildfires” www.cbc.ca/player/play/... - CBC News

#ABFire #Alberta #SturgeonLakeCreeNation #Wildfires

BC Wildfire Service says 54-hectare prescribed burn planned near Seymour Arm - Salmon Arm News Seymour Arm residents are being advised not to be alarmed by smoke on the horizon as BC Wildfire Service and BC Timber Sales conduct a prescribed burn east of Seymour Arm this week.

“Seymour Arm residents are being advised not to be alarmed by smoke on the horizon as BC Wildfire Service and BC Timber Sales conduct a prescribed burn in the region this week.” www.castanet.net/news/Salmon-... - @castanet.net

#BCWildfire #RxBurn #SeymourArm cc: #SalmonArm #Shuswap

“Remaining Evacuation Order Rescinded for the Munro Lake Wildfire” www.cordemergency.ca/updates/rema... - Central Okanagan Emergency Operations

#BCWildfire #MunroLakeWildfire #Okanagan #Peachland #Wildfires

Prescribed burn planned near Peachland as Munro Lake Wildfire areas reopen A 40 hectare prescribed burn is planned southwest of Peachland as part of the multi-year Munro prescribed burn...

“A 40 hectare prescribed burn is planned southwest of Peachland as part of the multi-year Munro prescribed burn project.” vernonmatters.ca/2025/10/06/p... - @vernonmatters.bsky.social

#BCWildfire #MunroLakeWildfire #Okanagan #Peachland #Wildfires

Climate-linked escalation of societally disastrous wildfires Climate change and land mismanagement are creating increasingly fire-prone built and natural environments. However, despite worsening fire seasons, evidence is lacking globally for trends in socially ...

“As climate warms and humans build in more undeveloped environments, the threat of costly wildfire disasters is thought to be increasing.” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... - @science.org

#ClimateChange #LandMismanagement #Wildfires

ZipZone Adventure Park evacuation order lifted - Peachland News The people at ZipZone Adventure Park in Peachland are finally able to get back to business.

“ZipZone Adventure Park evacuation order lifted - Peachland News” www.castanet.net/news/Peachla... - @castanet.net

#BCWildfire #MunroLakeWildfire #Okanagan #Peachland #Wildfires

Kamloops RCMP investigate series of fires set early Sunday morning - Kamloops News Kamloops Mounties are asking the public for information related to a series of fires set in the morning-hours on Sunday after a suspect was arrested and later released due to a lack of evidence.

“Kamloops Mounties are asking the public for information related to a series of suspicious fires on Sunday morning after a suspect was arrested and later released due to a lack of evidence.” www.castanet.net/news/Kamloop... - @castanet.net

#Kamloops

Officials ask people to 'stay the heck out' of evacuation zones near Lake George wildfire | CBC News The mayor of the Municipality of the County of Kings is calling for people to stop entering wildfire evacuation zones on all-terrain vehicles. The Lake George wildfire remains uncontrolled and has cau...

NOVA SCOTIA: “Officials ask people to 'stay the heck out' of evacuation zones near Lake George wildfire” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC Nova Scotia

#KingsCounty #LakeGeorgeWildfire #NovaScotia #NSFire #Wildfires

Wildfires forced B.C. Chilcotin schools to adapt back-to-class A hot and dry summer stretching into September brought late wildfires and evacuation orders

“Students in B.C.'s Chilcotin are settling back into class following a back-to-school season disrupted by wildfires and evacuation orders.” www.wltribune.com/local-news/w... - The Williams Lake Tribune

#AnahimLake #BCWildfire #Chilcotin #TatlaLake #UlkatchoFirstNation

Afraid to sleep at night: Small Point-Adam’s Cove fear for safety amid crime spike after wildfires A meeting in Small Point-Broad Cove-Blackhead-Adam’s Cove focused on safety, insurance issues in aftermath of Kingston wildfire

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR: “Afraid to sleep at night: Small Point-Adam’s Cove fear for safety amid crime spike after wildfires” www.saltwire.com/newfoundland... - The Telegram

#NewfoundlandandLabrador #NLFire #NLPoli #SmallPointAdamsCove #Wildfires

Northern Manitoba community recovering from wildfire faces winter food crisis | Globalnews.ca After fleeing devastating wildfires this summer, residents of Leaf Rapids have returned. But with winter approaching, they now face a desperate race against the cold.

LEAF RAPIDS, MANITOBA: “Northern Manitoba community recovering from wildfire faces winter food crisis” globalnews.ca/news/1146526... - Global News

#LeafRapids #Manitoba #MBFire #Wildfires

N.S. wildfire out of control at 2.85 square km | Globalnews.ca The wildfire in Lake George, Nova Scotia, is still considered out of control, and has grown in dry, windy conditions, despite containment efforts.

ICYMI: “AYLESFORD – The wildfire in Lake George, Nova Scotia, is still considered out of control, and has grown.” globalnews.ca/news/1146542... - Global News

#Aylesford #KingsCounty #LakeGeorgeWildfire #NovaScotia #NSFire #Wildfires

Evacuees from Lake George wildfire 'feeling desperate,' says Kings County mayor | CBC News The mayor of the Municipality of the County of Kings says these are hard days for people displaced by the Lake George wildfire. An update from the Kings County Emergency Coordination Centre on Sunday ...

NOVA SCOTIA, ICYMI: “Evacuees from Lake George wildfire 'feeling desperate,' says Kings County mayor” www.cbc.ca/news/canada/... - CBC Nova Scotia

#KingsCounty #LakeGeorgeWildfire #NovaScotia #NSFire #Wildfires

#feuxdeforêt #Quebec #Wildfires

Wildfire smoke drifts into Montreal on Sunday, air quality ‘moderately bad’ Many Montrealers woke up on Sunday smelling smoke in the air, as wildfires began burning north of the city on Saturday.

QUEBEC: “The provincial forest fire protection agency - SOPFEU - reports 18 wildfires burning in the province, with six of them near Saint-Jérôme and Saint-Sauveur, including one that began yesterday.” www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/art... - @ctvnewsmontreal.bsky.social

#QCwx #Saint-Jérôme #Saint-Sauveur

‘Concerned for our homes’: Lake George wildfire in Kings County, N.S., grows Sunday The Lake George wildfire in Kings County, N.S., has now been burning for more than one week, and it continues to grow.

NOVA SCOTIA: “The Lake George wildfire in Kings County, N.S., has now been burning for more than one week, and it continues to grow.” www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov... - @ctvnewsatlantic.bsky.social

#KingsCounty #LakeGeorgeWildfire #NovaScotia #NSFire #Wildfires

New initiative lets visitors help track tree regeneration after Jasper wildfire Parks Canada is asking people to help with a research project in the wake of the Jasper wildfire. Three posts were installed along a hike so visitors can log photos to track tree regeneration. Parks C...

“New initiative lets visitors help track tree regeneration after Jasper wildfire” www.cbc.ca/player/play/... - CBC News

#ABFire #Alberta #Forestry #Jasper #JasperWildfire #Wildfires

Saskatchewan village damaged by wildfire rebuilds | Globalnews.ca Brittany Holmgren has lived in her hometown her entire life.

DENARE BEACH, SASKATCHEWAN: “Saskatchewan village damaged by wildfire rebuilds” globalnews.ca/news/1146521... - Global News

#DenareBeach #Saskatchewan #SKFire #Wildfires

Wildfire management at a crossroads: Mitigation and prevention or response and recovery? As direct and indirect costs of fires continue to grow, so too might motivation to invest more heavily in mitigation

“Wildfire management at a crossroads: Mitigation and prevention or response and recovery?” www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... - @science.org

#BCWildfire #Wildfires 2/2

Reduce wildfire risk or B.C. faces dire economic consequences: study Indirect costs — including disaster recovery, property loss, environmental damages, and business and health costs — can push the total costs of wildfires 1.5 to 20 times higher.

“Reduce wildfire risk or B.C. faces dire economic consequences: study” www.timescolonist.com/local-news/r... - @timescolonist.bsky.social

#BCWildfire #Wildfires 1/2

Californian refinery fire could mean gas price jump in B.C.: expert After a massive fire broke out at an oil refinery Thursday night, experts say British Columbians can expect gas prices to jump dramatically.

“After a massive fire broke out at an American oil refinery Thursday night, experts say British Columbians can expect gas prices to jump dramatically.” vancouver.citynews.ca/2025/10/03/u... - @citynewsvancouver.bsky.social

#BCNews #BCPoli #Chevron #ElSegundo #OilAndGas

cc: #AlberniValley #CherryCreek #MountUnderwoodWildfire #VancouverIsland

Evacuation Order amended for Bamfield & Cherry Creek areas - EmergencyInfoBC Wildfire - The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) has amended the Evacuation Order for the Mount Underwood Wildfire. The public is not authorized to enter the area under Evacuation Order.

“The Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District (ACRD) has amended the Evacuation Order for the Mount Underwood Wildfire. The public is not authorized to enter the area under Evacuation Order.” www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/event/wildfi... - Emergency Info BC

#Bamfield #BCWildfire #PortAlberni